Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present a motion to the House that was unanimously supported at the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. I believe if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move:
That this House:
1) condemn the murder and mutilation of Tanzanian adults and children with albinism for their body parts;
2) express the support of the citizens of Canada for people with albinism in Tanzania who have been the victims of such attacks;
3) recognize that the murder and mutilation of people because of this genetic condition constitutes what UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called an “unacceptable violation of human rights”;
4) urge the Government of Tanzania to prosecute actively and aggressively and convict all perpetrators of these crimes;
5) call on the Government of Tanzania to take immediate action to prevent further violence against persons with albinism and to bring to swift justice those who engaged in such practices;
6) notify officially the Government of Tanzania of this.